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What's In Blue: Abyei

  • 14 December 2021

    UN Interim Security Force for Abyei: Vote on Mandate Renewal Resolution*

    Tomorrow (15 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2022. (Abyei is the disputed area straddling the Sudan-South Sudan border.) On 15 November,... Tags: Abyei, Insights on Africa, Sudan/South Sudan, UNISFA

  • 12 October 2021

    Sudan/South Sudan: Meeting under “Any Other Business”*  

    Tomorrow (13 October), Security Council members will discuss the situation in Sudan/South Sudan under “any other business”. The meeting was requested by Norway, the UK (the penholder on Sudan) and the US (the penholder on South Sudan and Sudan/South Sudan).... Tags: Abyei, Insights on Africa, Sudan/South Sudan

  • 11 November 2020

    UN Interim Security Force for Abyei Mandate Renewal*

    Tomorrow (12 November), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2021. An initial draft was circulated to Council members by the US, the penholder on UNISFA, on 2 November.... Tags: Abyei, Insights on Africa, Sudan/South Sudan, UNISFA

  • 27 April 2020

    UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and Sudan/South Sudan: Open and Closed VTC Meeting

    Tomorrow (28 April), there will be an open VTC, followed by a closed VTC, on the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and Sudan/South Sudan. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s most recent report... Tags: Abyei, Insights on Africa, Sudan/South Sudan, UNISFA

  • 13 November 2019

    UN Interim Security Force for Abyei Mandate Renewal

    Tomorrow (14 November), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2020. An initial draft was circulated to Council members by the US, the... Tags: Abyei, Insights on Africa, Sudan/South Sudan, UNISFA

  • 13 May 2019

    UN Interim Security Force for Abyei Mandate Renewal

    Tomorrow (14 May), the Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November 2019. An initial draft was circulated to Council members by the US, the... Tags: Abyei, Insights on Africa, Sudan, Sudan/South Sudan

  • 14 November 2018

    UN Interim Security Force for Abyei Mandate Renewal

    Tomorrow (15 November), the Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2019. An initial draft was circulated to Council members by the US, the penholder on UNISFA,... Tags: Abyei, Insights, Insights on Africa, Sudan/South Sudan

  • 11 October 2018

    UN Interim Security Force for Abyei: Council Renews Mission’s Support to the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism

    Today (11 October), the Security Council renewed until 15 April 2019 the support of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM), established in 2011 to conduct monitoring and verification activities... Tags: Abyei, Insights on Africa, Sudan/South Sudan, UNISFA

  • 14 May 2018

    UN Interim Security Force for Abyei: Council to Vote on Draft Resolution

    Tomorrow (15 May), the Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November. An initial draft was circulated to Council members by the US, the penholder on UNISFA, on... Tags: Abyei, Insights on Africa, Sudan/South Sudan, UNISFA

  • 22 April 2018

    UN Interim Security Force for Abyei: Council to Renew Mission’s Support to the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism

    On Monday (23 April), the Security Council is expected to renew the support of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM) for an additional six months. The draft passed silence... Tags: Abyei, Insights, Insights on Africa, Sudan/South Sudan

  • 14 November 2017

    UN Interim Security Force for Abyei: Council to Renew the Mandate

    Tomorrow (15 November), the Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for an additional six months. (Abyei is a disputed area straddling the Sudan-South Sudan border.) The draft passed silence... Tags: Abyei, Insights, Insights on Africa, Sudan/South Sudan, UNISFA

  • 12 May 2017

    Council Consultations and Possible Vote on Draft Resolution on UN Interim Security Force for Abyei

    Today (12 May), the Security Council may vote to renew the mandate of UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for an additional six months. The vote, initially scheduled for Wednesday 10 May, was delayed due to a lack of... Tags: Abyei, Insights, Insights on Africa, UNISFA

  • 2 November 2016

    Security Council Consultations: Abyei and South Sudan

    Tomorrow morning (3 November), the Security Council is scheduled to hold consultations on the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and on South Sudan. Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous is expected to brief on both issues. UNISFA The... Tags: Abyei, Insights, Insights on Africa, South Sudan, Sudan/South Sudan

  • 14 December 2015

    Council to Vote on Draft Resolution on UN Interim Security Force for Abyei

    Tomorrow (15 December), the Security Council is planning to vote on a resolution that would renew the mandate of UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for an additional five months. The initial draft was circulated to Council members by... Tags: Abyei, Insights, Insights on Africa, UNISFA

  • 13 July 2015

    UN Interim Security Force for Abyei Mandate Renewal

    Tomorrow morning (14 July) the Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for an additional five months. The draft resolution was circulated to the full Council last Wednesday 8 July. After... Tags: Abyei, Insights, Insights on Africa, UNISFA

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